Instep-supporter.



A. TOPORGZEBJ.

INSTEP SUPORTER. APPLIOATION FILED sBPT.16,190. i

918,101 Patented Apr. 18, 1909. j

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UNITED PTENT OFFICE.

\ anniinasfroroncznnor NnwYoRK, N. Y.

INsrEP-sUPPonrEa.

-ff Splercicationof LettersvPatent.-

Patented april 13, 1909.

if Application med september' 16,1908. serialize. 453,270.

To allwhcm 'it magi-comiewt:

Be 1t 'known -that- I, AnDR'nAsToronoznn,

a-citizen`o`fthe United States,and rsident of `New. i ork1nthecounty ofNew-York .and j State of NewgYork, have'4 invented-certain new anduseful'` Improvements in Instep- Supporters, oi which the .tollowingisaspecication.

. .My invention relates vto instep supporters, and 1s .anlinproveinentfon. my `Patent No.v

8481974 dated March l171908.

The aforesaid patent was shown cone` :struct'ed Wronr 'The Y archretaining -elements C were placed jon thefuniderside of the instep orarch body. This osition of the-- arch retaining elements proucedfinjurious cut theinselvesthrough the covering and lthereby destroythel usefulness and service ability of the instep supporter. z

My presentfinvention `is intended to'over? comethese disadvantages, anditco'nsists in the manner of placing the arch retaining elements orsprings upon the' body ofthe 25,

instep supporter.

. "Referring to the drawings Figre is a side.

elevation of a'shoe, partly in section showing Fig.

2 Vis a' detached plan'view ofthe supporter showing indentations thereinfor the sprin s.A

Fig. 3 is another plan view showing tie springs lying in theindentations. Fig. 4 is another plan view showing'the coveringover thesprings, and the stitches around the same. Fig. 5 is an enlarged crosssectional view ofthe instep supporter on line 'Y Y Fig.

v 4..`V Fig. 6 is a detacl'ledl side view of one of the springs showingarchbody and flat ends.

`A'is the shoe.

B is the instepA supporter made oi leather and having on the upper sidethree depres-y sions C into which are placed the springs D, or archretaining elements. These springs are placed on the upper surface ot theinstep supporter. In mypreviouspatent I placed these Vsprings on thebottom of the supporter and then bent the -sarne down upon the springs..In that case the ends of the springs were always s ringing away fromthe 'instep supporter, `an although fastened they would cut themselves'through the covering.- I'

have since-discovered that by. placing the {'springs onI top ofthef'supporter the ends il thereoiwill4 hug the-body more naturally, andf always spring against the said body;

'sa efof theinstepsupporter. The springsfarefastened, at both ends bylrivets E. The s'pring'sare arched iny shape, to correspond to the shapeof thesu'p orter. Afterthe springs are fi'astened in pace, a suitablecovering Fis-placed over them, and held tothe body B by any adhesivematerial and alsov by stitches' G which. surround the :springs tohold'them inrplace; and to give asoftness to the 'tread oithe instepsupporter I cover the covering F With a cork .covering H, held thereonby any adhesive n1 aterla springs. To prevent .the springs when lying onthe body from'cutting through I give the ends J a iiat condition, whichenables 'the springs to lie more firmly on the body at the riveting.oint's.

What lclaini is:

An instep supporter consisting of a supporter madeof leather, the topsurface thereand 'shap'es, retaining elements each having vof SeptemberA. D. 1908; 'ANDREAS ToPoRoZER.

Witnesses: AUGUST V.- WnsLrERLUND, i I.BARR1TT.

flattened endsprovided with apertures, said.

York and State of New York this lthvday and-when the supporter is in.use these ends vfwillno't cut through the covering andproduce' lnurlouseffects normar 'the usefulness and lI do not connneniyselftd the nuinberof 80. of provided with depressions of different sizes

